Wiesel's Reasons Elie Wiesel had many reasons for writing his memoir, Night. One reason Wiesel wrote is book is to leave behind a legacy of words, of memories, to help prevent history from repeating itself. Wiesel hopes that by spreading word of his personal account of the Holocaust he can prevent a second Holocaust. A second reason he wrote this memoir is to preserve a record of the ordeal he endured as an adolescent. Elie was barely a teenager when his life changed dramatically; he wanted to save this memoir so that future generation will never forget. The final reason Wiesel wrote this book is because he knew he must bear witness. Wiesel wanted others to witness the same things he did during this horrible experience. These are the reasons Wiesel wrote this memoir.
Assignment 2: Holocaust Web Search
Night Web Search Background Information for the Holocaust
Use the following websites for a quick overview of the following terms and people. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/
Topics to Know
Questions
Answers
Nazi Propaganda
Who is Joseph Goebbels?
List three things the Nazis did to ensure that their views were shown/heard in the most persuasive manner possible.
Joseph Goebbels- appointed by Hitler as head of propaganda
a. Films released to the public were concentrated on certain issues, such as the Jews, Hitler’s greatness, and the way of life for a true Nazi. b. Books that did not match Nazi ideals were burned in public. c. Nazi put up loud speakers and sold cheap radios so everyone could hear Hitler’s speeches.
Kristallnacht/ The Final Solution/ Wannsee Conference
Kristallnacht- “Night of Broken Glass”, refers to the time when the Nazi’s stages vicious pogroms and anti-Jewish riots. At least 91 Jews were killed, 267 synagogues were destroyed, and vandalized 7,500 Jewish businesses.
15 high ranking Nazi party and German government officials attended the Wannsee Conference. Final Solution- the systematic, deliberate, physical annihilation of all European Jews.
The Victims
Besides the Jewish people, list seven other groups were also targets/victims of the Holocaust?
Briefly tell the fate of each group under Nazi rule.
Gypsies- the disabled, Afro-Germans, Jehovah’s Witnesses, homosexuals, political dissidents, and Soviet prisoners of war.
Since these groups did not fit the Nazi perception of social norms, they sought to eliminate these groups through a perpetual self-purge of the German society.
The Ghettos
Describe the three types of ghettos, their purpose, and locations.
Three types of Ghettos:
1)Closed Ghettos- situated primarily in German-occupied Poland and Soviet Union, were closed off by walls or by fences with barbed wire.
2)Open Ghettos- existed in German-occupied Poland, Soviet Union, Transnisitria, and Ukraine. No walls/fences, but tight restrictions on leaving and entering.
3)Destruction Ghettos- situated in German-occupied Soviet Union, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Hungary. Tightly sealed off, existed 2-6 weeks before Germans deported/shot the entire Jewish population within them.
The people in the ghettos lived under miserable conditions.
Labor Camps- where prisoners worked until they either died of starvation, exhaustion, or exposure. Death/Extermination Camps- were designed for efficient mass murder.
Jews were killed by asphyxiation with poison gas or by shooting.
British, U.S., and Soviet forces liberated the camps.
He committed suicide.
24 defendants were charged during the Nuremberg Trails. They represented a cross-section of German diplomatic, economic, political, and military leadership.
IMT declared that “following orders” was not a legitimate defense for criminal acts.
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Assignment 3: Images of Night=
Star of David Star of David Yellow and Bright Glowing, Shining, Isolating
Table of Contents
Rachael H. Night Assignments
Assignment 1: Reasons for Writing
Wiesel's Reasons
Elie Wiesel had many reasons for writing his memoir, Night. One reason Wiesel wrote is book is to leave behind a legacy of words, of memories, to help prevent history from repeating itself. Wiesel hopes that by spreading word of his personal account of the Holocaust he can prevent a second Holocaust. A second reason he wrote this memoir is to preserve a record of the ordeal he endured as an adolescent. Elie was barely a teenager when his life changed dramatically; he wanted to save this memoir so that future generation will never forget. The final reason Wiesel wrote this book is because he knew he must bear witness. Wiesel wanted others to witness the same things he did during this horrible experience. These are the reasons Wiesel wrote this memoir.
Assignment 2: Holocaust Web Search
Night Web Search
Background Information for the Holocaust
Use the following websites for a quick overview of the following terms and people.
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/
List three things the Nazis did to ensure that their views were shown/heard in the most persuasive manner possible.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/propaganda_in_nazi_germany.htm
a. Films released to the public were concentrated on certain issues, such as the Jews, Hitler’s greatness, and the way of life for a true Nazi.
b. Books that did not match Nazi ideals were burned in public.
c. Nazi put up loud speakers and sold cheap radios so everyone could hear Hitler’s speeches.
Wannsee Conference
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/kristallnacht/
Who attended and what was decided at the Wannsee Conference?
What was the Final Solution?
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005477
15 high ranking Nazi party and German government officials attended the Wannsee Conference.
Final Solution- the systematic, deliberate, physical annihilation of all European Jews.
Briefly tell the fate of each group under Nazi rule.
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10007457
CLUE: Begin reading at “Targeted Groups”
Since these groups did not fit the Nazi perception of social norms, they sought to eliminate these groups through a perpetual self-purge of the German society.
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005059
What was life like in the ghettos?
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10007445
1)Closed Ghettos- situated primarily in German-occupied Poland and Soviet Union, were closed off by walls or by fences with barbed wire.
2)Open Ghettos- existed in German-occupied Poland, Soviet Union, Transnisitria, and Ukraine. No walls/fences, but tight restrictions on leaving and entering.
3)Destruction Ghettos- situated in German-occupied Soviet Union, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Hungary. Tightly sealed off, existed 2-6 weeks before Germans deported/shot the entire Jewish population within them.
The people in the ghettos lived under miserable conditions.
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005144
What were the conditions?
What different types of extermination were performed?
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005145
Death/Extermination Camps- were designed for efficient mass murder.
Jews were killed by asphyxiation with poison gas or by shooting.
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005131
What did Hitler do near the end of the war?
How many defendants were charged during the Nuremberg Trials? What did they represent?
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10007143
What did the International Military Tribunal decide was not a legitimate defense?
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10007142
He committed suicide.
24 defendants were charged during the Nuremberg Trails. They represented a cross-section of German diplomatic, economic, political, and military leadership.
IMT declared that “following orders” was not a legitimate defense for criminal acts.
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Assignment 3: Images of Night=
Star of DavidStar of David
Yellow and Bright
Glowing, Shining, Isolating
Not like it’s Deadly
Dividing
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